After Ye Shuang was pulled into the apartment by Bai Yuyou, he realized that the house was pitch - black and there was no sign of anyone else being present.
Living alone?
There was a faint smell of mildew in the air, and it seemed that there were things scattered on the floor.
With a click of the switch, the surroundings suddenly lit up. Only then did Ye Shuang see clearly what was on the floor - all kinds of miscellaneous items like bottles and jars, cardboard boxes, and undergarments. At first glance, there might not even be a place to put his foot.
So messy.
But after all, it was someone else's home, so Ye Shuang didn't say anything. He turned around to talk to the girl, but he saw that she was already lifting her clothes upwards with both hands, revealing a smooth abdomen without an ounce of fat and the lower part of her chest.
"What are you doing?!" Ye Shuang exclaimed immediately when he saw this.
Bai Yuyou just calmly looked at her own action and then whispered, "Taking a bath..."
"Shouldn't you change clothes in the bathroom?!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuyou counter - questioned, "But I've always changed like this."
Ye Shuang felt a bit helpless at this moment. "Did you also change clothes like this when your parents were at home?"
Bai Yuyou looked at Ye Shuang for a long time before lowering her eyes and saying, "I... don't have parents."
"Sorry..."
"I didn't know what I did wrong..."
Ye Shuang opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment. The rain outside the window was pounding against the glass, and through the sound of the rain, he somewhat understood the girl's emotions.
I'm really a jerk.
After holding back for a long time, Ye Shuang said, "Sorry."
"Why are you apologizing?" Bai Yuyou tilted her head slightly and asked. Her beautiful face showed a hint of confusion. "Did you do something wrong?"
"No." Ye Shuang hesitated for a moment, then looked around and found the location of the bathroom, as if changing the subject.
"Take a bath first, or you'll catch a cold."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuyou reached out and tugged at Ye Shuang's wet formal jacket. "Why don't you take off your clothes?"
This time, Ye Shuang didn't ask why. He just patiently said, "Because I'm a man, and only one person can take a bath at a time."
He realized that the girl in front of him seemed a bit "abnormal".
More precisely, it would be more accurate to describe her as "lacking common sense".
After hearing this, Bai Yuyou just nodded and went to take a bath by herself.
Soon, the sound of the showerhead inside rang out.
Listening to the sound of the water, Ye Shuang sat on a wooden chair and touched his pocket, only to find that his cigarettes were completely soaked, and even his lighter was nowhere to be found.
Ye Shuang let out a slight sigh and touched his other pocket.
As a result, his hand went right through, and he could even feel the hair on his thigh.
Ye Shuang: "..."
Damn it, where's my phone?!
Ye Shuang trembled as he pinched out a cigarette. Although it couldn't be lit, he still stuffed it into his mouth and took a hard bite. The bitter taste of tobacco mixed with the taste of rainwater made Ye Shuang frown slightly.
His chaotic mood finally calmed down a bit.
The view in front of him seemed a bit blurry. He focused and saw that there was an additional window on the cigarette in his hand.
[Item: Soaked Cigarette
A cigarette that can't be lit, with no special use]
Seeing this semi - transparent window, Ye Shuang wasn't the least bit surprised. This was something he had been able to see since childhood.
Apart from being able to see the information about certain items, it had no other effects.
It wasn't like in novels where one could do anything and go anywhere. Reality was reality - when he was a child, he always thought he could save the world, but when he grew up, he realized that the world couldn't even save him.
When exactly did his former dreams silently get buried in this rainy night?
Soon, the bathroom door beside him opened. Accompanied by the continuously emerging white mist, Bai Yuyou came out holding her clothes.
The cigarette in Ye Shuang's mouth fell to the ground. He immediately stood up and said, "Put on your clothes first before coming out!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuyou silently looked at the wet clothes in her hand and reached out to put them on.
"Stop." Ye Shuang stopped her and asked, "Where are the clothes you're going to change into?"
Bai Yuyou pointed to the clothes hanging on the balcony.
Only then did Ye Shuang notice that there were quite a few clothes hanging on the balcony, but he was soon stunned because all the clothes on the balcony were school uniforms, and they were rather formal uniforms.
Not to mention pajamas, not even a loose - fitting T - shirt could be seen.
He reached out and touched one of the pleated skirts and found that it was still wet.
[Item: Pleated Skirt
A skirt that hasn't dried yet, with no special use]
Ye Shuang looked at the other clothes -
[Item: Black Stockings
Stockings that haven't dried yet, probably with no use]
[Item: Snow - white Underwear
Underwear that hasn't dried yet, probably with some use]
[Item: Yinshan Academy Girls' School Uniform
A crumpled school uniform that hasn't dried yet]
Finally, Ye Shuang saw a bath towel. He pulled it down from the balcony, walked back to Bai Yuyou's side, and handed it to her. "Wrap it around."
"Wrap it around..." Bai Yuyou looked at the bath towel in Ye Shuang's hand and then wrapped it around her lower body.
"Wrap the upper part too."
"Oh."
After some fuss, Ye Shuang finally got the girl in front of him to wrap the bath towel around herself. Nevertheless, the girl's slender and snow - white long legs were still eye - catching, as perfect as a work of art.
After calming his mood, Ye Shuang noticed that Bai Yuyou started hanging the clothes to dry.
After the changed - out clothes were hung on the rod, the water dripping from them was as exaggerated as a waterfall.
No wonder few of the clothes were dry. At first, Ye Shuang thought it was just because of the bad weather.
"Aren't you going to wring them out?" Ye Shuang said after a moment of silence when he saw this. "How long have you been living alone?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuyou just said, "I don't know. It's been a really long time..."
Ye Shuang walked to Bai Yuyou's side. He took all the clothes down and wrung them out one by one.
At this time, he also noticed that there was no smell of laundry detergent on the clothes. Apparently, she didn't even know how to use laundry detergent.
After hanging the clothes back up, Ye Shuang sighed and his gaze fell on Bai Yuyou beside him. "Girl, you need to learn some common sense."
"If you want to live well on your own, this won't do."
Bai Yuyou just looked at Ye Shuang and didn't say anything.
"Forget it. My own life is a mess. What right do I have to lecture others?" Ye Shuang scratched his head and sighed again. Then he said, "Little sister, I should go now."
"Remember, don't bring strange men like me home next time. It's very dangerous."
As he spoke, Ye Shuang was about to leave. After all, it wasn't appropriate to stay in the house of a girl living alone.
The next second, he felt a tug on the hem of his clothes. He turned around and saw that Bai Yuyou had reached out and was pulling him.
She asked in a low voice, "Why are you leaving?"
"Because I need to earn money. You can't survive in this world without money." Ye Shuang smiled and then shrugged jokingly.
"Too bad there's no rich woman to support me. Otherwise, I could cut thirty years off my struggle."
"What does'support' mean?"
"Support means giving someone money to keep them." Ye Shuang said.
Bai Yuyou silently let go of her hand and turned around to go back to her room directly.
Ye Shuang didn't pay much attention. He walked to the front door and was about to reach out to open the door and leave when - there was a stumbling sound from behind. Ye Shuang was stunned for a moment and turned around.
He saw that at some point, Bai Yuyou's bathrobe had been pulled off, but in her arms, she was holding a thick stack of banknotes.
In Ye Shuang's astonished gaze, the girl stuffed both the money and herself into his arms. In the sound of the rain, her delicate voice rang out again,
"Money... I'll support you."